These five iconic muscle cars looked good in any color but when finished in black they managed to look even more menacing ...

Iron, glass, and tire smoke at the height of Detroit's industrial might. [This story first appeared in the premier issue of MotorTrend Classic in 2005] If H.G. Wells Enterprises Inc. advertised ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

Last week, a judge agreed to block Pittsburgh from changing one lane of traffic into a bike lane along part of Penn Avenue in the Strip District. But the injunction never took effect because of a ...

Achieving quick drag times takes more than horsepower and a stripped-down, lightweight body. The key is to put the power down effectively, as even cars with 1,000 hp may struggle to grip the surface ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

The HOT ROD Power Tour came from humble beginnings; it was just an idea thrown out to the readers in 1995 to join the staff for a cross-country drive. The editorial staff at the time, led by Drew ...

I encountered Dunphy’s Viper and 411 other cars like it (I’m using a broad definition of “like”) at HOT ROD Drag Week, an annual event that more or less started as a way to get people to shut up about ...

The Central California valley served up perfect racing weather for the ANRA Fall Nationals at Famoso Dragstrip last weekend with sunny skies and temperatures in the low 80s that provided ideal ...

We recently scored a 1974 Chevy Nova barn find for just $1,500—a true time capsule that had been sitting untouched for decades. Now we’re turning this budget score into a street machine and heading to ...